Winning Friends with Salad

Well, I made it through the rest of the afternoon without a snack. I wasn’t really hungry for one, so I decided to let it slide. Well, that may not have been the best idea seeing how our dinner reservations weren’t til 8:30 PM. I did have an iced tea though:

Eva came over after work and we palled around for a while in my apt. I’m redecorating, so we were looking at different swatches and furniture options. I LOVE home furnishings!

Around 7, we got hungry, so we broke into a bag of unsalted peanut butter pretzels. I had about 15 (unpictured). We also got into a bag of pretzel things too - I had about 5. Then we split a container of raspberries. Not the best snack, but not the worst. I only wish I had planned it a little better. Trying to go from 1 PM lunch to 8:30 PM dinner was a silly thought - I’ll know better next time.

We met up with Lauren and Jaclyn, and Lauren’s sister Erica (hope I’m spelling that right!) at Pure Food and Wine at a little past 8:30. PFAW is a raw and organic resturaunt and I love it! All the dishes there are so delicious and creative!

We started of with a pitcher of sangria for the table. Here’s my glass:

For appetizers, the 5 of us split the following dishes:

Asparagus Sushi

Cashew Cheese and Crackers

Some sort of ravioli? Lauren loved this one!

For an entree, I had a mushroom burger:

It.was.so.good!!! That pickle was amazing - and that creamy stuff at the end (whatever it was) was incredible! That pickle was the best one I’ve ever had in my entire life. And the bun was like an Ezekiel bun X 10 - so doughy and full of grains - LOVED IT. I ate about 70% of the whole plate.

For desert, the five of us split a thin mint sundae (made from coconut milk)

and a slice of carrot cake:

I probably had about 7 bites of the desserts.

All in all, I thought I did well. I didn’t plan on having a drink, but since we got a pitcher, I felt like I should partake. I don’t think I overindulged - but since I just had dessert the night before at my cousins’s, maybe I should have taken 1 bite each and quit. I felt a little full afterwards, but I nice walk home solved that.

This morning, I woke up late. By the time I got cleaned up and dressed, ran errands for work, and got to the office, it was 10:30! I ate breakfast right away. 1c Honey Clusters Fiber 1 and 1c milk:

And a small bowl of fruit from breakfast day:

Summer Friday today so I’ll be out of the office at 2 - woohoo! Then I’ve got my trainer at 5, and tonight I’ve been asked out on a date. (Don’t worry, it’s with P!) This weekend looks pretty slow and I’m glad - I need some serious down time after the past couple weeks. Happy Friday!